When Moses Akers Sr was born on 1 January 1812, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, his father, Blackburn Akers II, was 41 and his mother, Eleanor Howard, was 34. He married Mary Catherine Altizer on 24 December 1828, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Pulaski, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Mechanicsburg, Bland, Virginia, United States in 1870. He died on 14 December 1885, in Bland, Bland, Virginia, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Bland, Virginia, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Blacksburgh post office was established in 1827.
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Ackers .
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